Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Keyport's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C+, 332nd of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. It is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $507K for a typical one and 5.1 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 50% of households own their home in Keyport, below both New Jersey’s towns (77%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Where Keyport beats most towns.
Where Keyport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Keyport is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,366 in 1870, 7,204 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Keyport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw27 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw22 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Keyport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Keyport.
Keyport is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 65% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
15% of Keyport adults have been diagnosed with depression. Keyport beats the New Jersey average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of Keyport adults feel lonely.
| Keyport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Keyport | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 20.5% | 24% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.4% | 65.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 33.3% | 28.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Keyport School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Keyport High School, with 372 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyport Central SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 605 | C− |
| Keyport High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 372 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
| Keyport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oakshades Park | — | 3 |
| 2. Cedar Street Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Veterans Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Keyport for work: only 5% work in town. Keyport’s median household income is $82,000. Jobs based in Keyport fell to 1,646 in 2023, 96 fewer than in 2013.
| Keyport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $82,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 17% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keyport has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Keyport.
| Keyport | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 45% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Keyport | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median rent in Keyport is $1,458 a month. Typical home values rose 4.4% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
147 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 147 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Keyport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 19 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 70% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 125 to 69 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
11 within 15 miles of the center of Keyport
About 5 of every 100 Keyport residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
4 notable people were born in Keyport.
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Keyport is a borough in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A waterfront community located on the Raritan Bay in the Raritan Valley region, the borough is a commuter town of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,204, a decrease of 36 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 7,240, which in turn reflected a decline of 328 (−4.3%) from the 7,568 counted in the 2000 census. Keyport's nickname is the "Pearl of the Bayshore" or the "Gateway to the Bayshore". Keyport was originally formed as a town on March 17, 1870, from portions of Raritan Township (now Hazlet). On April 2, 1908, the Borough of Ke…
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5 towns share a border with Keyport.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyport | #332 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Hazlet Township | #171 | A− | C− | B | B | A− |
| Keansburg | #398 | C− | C− | — | D | B− |
| Union Beach | #316 | C+ | D− | — | C | A |
| Aberdeen Township | #218 | B+ | D | B | B− | A |
| Cliffwood Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Keansburg and Union Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Cliffwood Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Keyport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Keyport grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #332 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, B− for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Juanita Hall and Belle Adair.
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